GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| acetic | vinegary |